Mark 12 · Verse 7

Mark 12:7

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
Mark 12:7, King James Version

Mark 12:7 in other translations

BSBBut the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
WEBBut those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
ASVBut those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
YLTand those husbandmen said among themselves--This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;
DARBYBut those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir: come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.
BBEBut those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.
WebsterBut those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

What does Mark 12:7 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 This is the heir - So they appear to have acknowledged in their consciences that this was the Messiah, the heir of all things. The inheritance shall be ours - By slaying him we shall maintain our authority, and keep possession of our revenues.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 12:1-12

Christ showed in parables, that he would lay aside the Jewish church. It is sad to think what base usage God's faithful ministers have met with in all ages, from those who have enjoyed the privileges of the church, but have not brought forth fruit answerable. God at length sent his Son, his Well-beloved; and it might be expected that he whom their Master loved, they also should respect and love; but instead of…

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Mark 12:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐκεῖνοιekeinoiThoseG1565
δὲdehoweverG1161
οἱhoi<the>G3588
γεωργοὶgeōrgoifarmersG1092
πρὸςprostoG4314
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousthemselvesG1438
εἶπανeipanthey saidG2036
ὅτιhotithatG3754
οὗτόςhoutosThisG3778
ἐστινestinisG1510
ὁhotheG3588
κληρονόμος·klēronomosheir;G2818
δεῦτεdeutecomeG1205
ἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenlet us killG615
αὐτόν,autonhim,G846
καὶkaiandG2532
ἡμῶνhēmōnoursG3165
ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510
ἡhētheG3588
κληρονομία.klēronomiainheritance.G2817

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 12:7

  • John 11:47-50

    Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

  • Acts 5:28

    Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

  • Matthew 2:3-13

    When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. …

  • Isaiah 49:7

    Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  • Psalms 2:2-3

    The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

  • Isaiah 53:7-8

    He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

  • Acts 13:27-28

    For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him. And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

  • Psalms 22:12-15

    Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

  • Mark 12:12

    And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

  • Acts 7:52

    Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  • Acts 2:23

    Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

  • Genesis 3:15

    And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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Mt 2:3-13,16; Joh 11:47-50; Ac 2:23; 5:28; 7:52; 13:27,28

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Context

  • Mark 12:6

    Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

  • Mark 12:7

    But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

  • Mark 12:8

    And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

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Mark 12:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas aquellos labradores dijeron entre sí: Este es el heredero; venid, matémosle, y la heredad será nuestra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais ces cultivateurs-là dirent entre eux: Celui-ci est l’héritier; venez, tuons-le, et l’héritage sera à nous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jene Weingärtner aber sprachen zueinander: Dieser ist der Erbe; kommt, laßt uns ihn töten, und das Erbe wird unser sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Coloni autem dixerunt ad invicem: Hic est hæres: venite, occidamus eum: et nostra erit hæreditas.